Costa Rica 1961 colon

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin is among ten types of one colon piece issued between the reform of the colon in 1920 and the suspension of the colon denomination in 1998. None are rare and this product of the Philadelphia mint is very common. "B.C.C.R." stands for "Banco Central de Costa Rica."

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 186.1a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gurdian, Raul, Contribucion al Estudio de las Monedas de Costa Rica: 100 Años de Colon, 2a Ed., San José, Costa Rica, 1997.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1954 colon
• 1958 5 centimos
• 1958 10 centimos
• 1965 colon
• Coins and currency dated 1961
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